- Pillar
Executive Forums
Closed sessions, held in confidence, on one question at a time.
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- About
Executive Forums
A small group works through a single question in depth. There is no audience, no record and no performance, only the conversation that becomes possible once nobody is presenting.
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- Formats
How it is offered
Executive Forums runs in more than one shape, so members can take it in the form that suits the question.
- Format
Peer Forum
Members of comparable scale and stage, working through a question none of them has resolved.
- Format
Sector Forum
A group drawn from one industry, where shared context removes the need for preamble.
- Format
Chairman’s Forum
Convened around a question raised from the chair, with attendance by invitation.
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- Who it is for
Who this pillar serves
Membership is broad, but each pillar suits a particular disposition more than others.
- If you are
Willing to speak plainly
Forums depend on candour. Members bring the version of the problem they would not put in a board pack.
Comfortable without an answer
Some sessions close without resolution. The clarity is in the framing as often as in the conclusion.
Able to hold confidence
Forums depend on members treating what is said in them as confidential. The Trust Framework sets out the terms.
Present for the whole session
Forums are attended in full. Partial attendance changes the room for everyone in it.
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- Enquire
Enquire about this pillar
Questions about how a pillar works in practice are welcome before any question of membership.
Tell us what you would want from it, and someone who runs it will reply.